This study was carried out to determine the effects of peer education on breast self-examination (BSE) knowledge and health beliefs. 180 female university students were trained in BSE by the nursing students. Students instructed in groups by their peers showed a much higher degree of BSE knowledge. It was also found that perceived confidence of the students educated both individually and in groups increased afterward. Study results further revealed that the methods used for peer instruction do not affect students' sub-dimensions of health beliefs differently after the education.
Interventions and strategies that help women develop confidence in their abilities to perform early breast cancer detection methods are likely to encourage them to engage in regular screening for breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a common cancer among women, and early detection is important for breast cancer mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of daughters teaching their mothers about breast self-examination (BSE) and its health beliefs. In the study's first stage, 168 university students were trained by the School of Health students about BSE through group training methods. Then, these trained university students were asked to train their mothers about BSE. Data were collected before the training and then again after the training (1 month later). The study instruments included questionnaire forms and the Champion Health Belief Model Scale. The results were analyzed using paired- and unpaired-sample t test, analysis of variance, bivariate correlation analysis, and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The results show that women's knowledge level increased 2-fold after training, and the knowledge level difference between pretraining and post-training was significant (P = .000). The mothers' background information (hear-read) and BSE practice (P = .006 and .006, respectively) before the training process were found to be significant predictors of sociodemographic and other variables influencing the mothers' knowledge levels. The training increased the perceived benefit (P = .032) and confidence (P = .000) significantly. It was found that there was a negative but significant correlation between perceived barriers and BSE knowledge after the education (P = .019). It was found that mothers' knowledge level about BSE was higher after the education. Furthermore, perceived barriers decreased while other subscales increased. Education from daughter to mother can be used as a BSE training approach to increase women's knowledge about BSE.
Bu araştırma, pediatri kliniklerinde çalışan hemşirelerin mesleki örgütlenme ve mesleki örgütler/dernekler ile ilgili görüşlerinin belirlenmesi, mesleki derneklere üye olmalarını engelleyen faktörler ve mesleki derneklerden beklentilerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. YÖNTEM: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırma 15 Ocak-15 Şubat 2013 tarihleri arasında Trabzon'da bir üniversite hastanesinin pediatri kliniklerinde çalışan ve araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan 63 hemşire ile yürütülmüştür. Veriler anket formu ile yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplanmıştır. Araştırma için hastane başhekimliğinden izin alınmıştır. Verilerin analizinde sayı, yüzdelik dağılımı, ortalama ve ki-kare testi kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık sınırı p<0.05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. BULGULAR: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin %79,4'ünün mesleki örgütler/dernekler hakkında bilgisi varken, %50,8'i herhangi bir mesleki örgüte/derneğe üyedir. En sık bilinen mesleki örgüt/dernek Türk Hemşireler Derneği (%82,5) ve en sık üye olunan sendikal örgüt Sağlık Sen'dir(%36,5). Hemşirelerin %90,5'i mesleki örgütlerin/derneklerin gerekli olduğunu düşünmektedir. Hemşirelerin mesleki örgütlerden/ derneklerden beklentileri; hemşirelerin haklarının korunması (%84,1), hemşireliğin saygınlığını artıran girişimlerde bulunulması (%84,1)'dır. Hemşirelerin mesleki örgütlere/derneklere üye olmasını engelleyen faktörler; mesleki örgütün/derneğin kendini yeterince tanıtamaması (%65,1), mesleki örgütün/derneğin yararı olmadığını düşünme (%46,0), mesleki örgüt/dernek çalışanları ile iletişim kuramama (%42,9) bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin yaş durumuna göre herhangi bir mesleki örgüte/derneğe üye olma durumu (p=0,250) ve meslekte toplam çalışma yılına göre mesleki örgüte/derneğe üye olma arasında (p=0,166) anlamlı fark saptanmamıştır. SONUÇ: Hemşirelerin mesleki örgütler/dernekler hakkında bilgisinin olması üye olmalarını sağlamamıştır. Hemşirelerde örgüt kültürü yeterince gelişmemiş/geliştirilememiştir. Hemşirelerin çoğu üye olmaya ilişkin tüm girişimleri mesleki örgütlerden/derneklerden beklemektedir.
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